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The Little Match Girl (1928 film)

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Screenplay
  
Jean Renoir

Duration
  

7.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Short, Drama

Story by
  
Hans Christian Andersen

Country
  
France

The Little Match Girl (1928 film) movie poster

Language
  
Silent filmFrench intertitles

Director
  
Jean Renoir, Jean Tedesco

Release date
  
8 June 1928

Writer
  
Hans Christian Andersen (story), Jean Renoir

Cast
  
Catherine Hessling, Jean Storm, Eric Barclay, Manuel Raaby, Amy Wells

Similar movies
  
Story by Hans Christian Andersen, Directed by Jean Renoir, Silent movies

The Little Match Girl (French: La petite marchande d'allumettes) is a 1928 French drama featurette film directed by Jean Renoir and starring Catherine Hessling. It tells the story of a frozen girl who tries to sell matches during Christmas and dreams about a toy store. The film is based on the short story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.

Cast

  • Catherine Hessling as Karen
  • Amy Wells as Pop
  • Jean Storm as Lieutenant Axel Ott
  • Manuel Raaby as Politieagent

    • References

    The Little Match Girl (1928 film) Wikipedia
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    The Little Match Girl (1928 film) IMDb The Little Match Girl (1928 film) themoviedb.org